Location: Galapagos

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Republic of Gilford is a huge, economically powerful nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 817 million live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal, pro-business individuals juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Law & Order, and Religion & Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 2%. A substantial private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Woodchip Exports and Trout Farming.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, voting is voluntary, and military funding has been stripped back. Crime is crippling, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Gilford's national animal is the eagle, and its currency is the dollar.

Gilford is ranked 318th in Galapagos and 51,199th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 0 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and